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Browse our many parenting tips and tricks for managing your child’s behaviour.

Taming Tantrums through Connection

March 21, 2018 By Meghan Maynard Posted in Knowledge, Parenting Tips Tags: ADHD, behaviour, parenting, tantrums

Many parents think of tantrums as misbehavior. The view is that the child is pitching a fit to get their own way or seeking to avoid something asked of them. What if we switched our mindset from misbehavior, to the child is signaling? If we change our mindset, then we also change our…

Kids and Screen Time

October 19, 2017 By Meghan Maynard Posted in Knowledge, Parenting Tips

“Screen Time” – Help or Hindrance? October 17, 2017 A frequent topic that comes up in my counselling sessions is concerns regarding whether “screen time” is a help, or a hindrance. Interactive social media such as smartphones, and tablets can provide children, teens and adults with many benefits that include instant entertainment, access to…

How do I get my kid to listen?

October 14, 2017 By Meghan Maynard Posted in Knowledge, Parenting Tips

How do I get my kid to listen? By: Meghan Lederman, R.P., M.A. I get asked this question a lot. As a psychotherapist who works with children, parents want to know the answer to this million dollar question. This question usually means, “how do I get my kid to do what I ask?” – FYI. …

Frazzled Mom Moment

October 12, 2017 By Meghan Maynard Posted in Knowledge, Parenting Tips

As a child psychotherapist, people often make the assumption that I don’t make mistakes in my parenting (spoiler alert – wrong!). The truth is, I am armed with a plethora of knowledge about “best practices” in parenting, child development and attachment and bonding; all of this knowledge makes me acutely aware of my perceived shortcomings…

Helping kids through mass traumatic events

October 6, 2017 By Meghan Maynard Posted in Knowledge, Parenting Tips, Uncategorised Tags: mass media, trauma

Trauma and Mass Media October 3, 2017 How can you protect your child, or teen from being overly exposed to traumatic events depicted by mass media? Setting boundaries and open communication can be effective ways to reduce negative thoughts, and feelings such as anxiety, fear and stress especially when being exposed to images, and…

Your Child’s Self-Esteem

December 22, 2016 By KinAdmin Posted in Knowledge, Parenting Tips Tags: child, self-esteem

Your Child’s Self-Esteem By Lance Archer Ever wonder what goes on inside the mind of a child who seemingly lacks confidence, is highly self-critical, overly sensitive to correction and blunders, unforgiving of self, and is, overall, pessimistic about their abilities to excel? Perhaps, in their minds, their way of thinking and feeling about themselves and…

Mindfulness and Teens

November 8, 2016 By KinAdmin Posted in Knowledge, Parenting Tips Tags: DBT, meditation, teens, Welland

Did you know that mindfulness techniques such as meditation could help regulate an adolescent’s emotions (Snyder et al., 2012)? Mindfulness-based strategies have become popular within the recent decade due to its promotion of psychological health, and more meaningful interpersonal relationships (Burke, 2010; Snyder et al., 2012). Studies have found that applying mindfulness meditation to adolescent…

Calm Kids Relaxation Strategies

March 18, 2014 By Meghan Maynard Posted in Knowledge, Parenting Tips Tags: mindfulness, relaxation

CALM KIDS: TEACHING CHILDREN TO RELAX & BE CALM By Elizabeth Tirovolas for Family Kinnections Recently I spoke with a mother about how her son had been managing stress lately. “Well”, she said, “having to make time to do relaxation exercises at home is stressing us out!” Many families feel the pressures of today’s hurried,…

Managing Temper Tantrums

November 1, 2013 By Meghan Maynard Posted in Knowledge, Parenting Tips Tags: behaviour management, parent tips, temper tantrums

[EDIT – We are working on some new blog posts about emotional regulation and additional strategies for managing tantrums. These will include an exploration of “Time In” as well as “Collaborative Problem Solving” – Stay tuned for updated information! There are two kinds of temper tantrums: Manipulative: This temper tantrum generally happens when children…

Improving Structure to Improve Behaviour

October 31, 2013 By Meghan Maynard Posted in Knowledge, Parenting Tips Tags: behaviour management, parenting, parenting tips

Improve your child’s behaviour by improving structure in your home. Structure and consistency are the foundation of positive parenting. Structure provides your child with clear expectations and parameters in which to function. When a child clearly knows what is expected of them, they are more likely to experience success. Some children require more structure than others. …

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